After the end of the ancient Greek civilization, belief in the Greek gods declined and their worship faded away. The gods were no longer actively worshipped and their influence in society diminished.
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Ancient Greek civilization had a long and illustrious history. Historical and archaeological records indicate that the civilization had its earliest beginnings in the Neolithic Age (6000 B.C.E. and later), although it wasn't until 500 B.C.E. that what we now know as "Classical Greece" took shape. It is customary to mark the end of Ancient Greece in the middle of the 2nd century (B.C.E), when Rome conquered the last remaining centers of resistance among the Greek societies.
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Greek mythology is a collection of myths and stories from ancient Greece that span thousands of years. The timeline of events in Greek mythology begins with the creation of the world by the primordial gods, followed by the reign of the Titans and their eventual overthrow by the Olympian gods. This is followed by various myths involving gods, heroes, and monsters, such as the Trojan War, the adventures of heroes like Heracles and Perseus, and the founding of cities like Athens. The timeline concludes with the end of the age of heroes and the rise of the Roman Empire, which absorbed many aspects of Greek mythology into its own culture.
When it was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the 1st Century BCE.
Nothing like that occurred in any Greek myth. Hermes and all the Greek gods and goddesses were immortal, meaning they could not simply cease to exist.